gang pirate radio

look out christian slater, there are some new pirates on the block. and they're pushing the boundaries waaaaay further than your hard harry character did. it seems that these broadcasters were using foul language, were telling people where they could buy drugs, and where to find prostitutes. that's pretty bold.

even bolder is the fact that they are alleged to have received funding from a local gang, and were selling ad time for illicit services.

i do think it's kinda cool that these guys were bored, and decided to start their own station. that's pretty inventive. i don't know about the content of their station, and i probably wouldn't have enjoyed their music choices, but maybe that's just issue of taste. and the funny kicker on this story is that the fcc tracked these guys down when "The FCC monitored the airwaves and spotted a cable and antenna in a tree leading right into the home." wait, an antenna in a tree? veerrrrry high tech.

florida student tasered at kerry speech

i'm posting this video, along with the commentary that the guy that posted it says.
"I couldnt get to my camera in time to record his entrance, but this guy basically comes running in with 4 or 5 cops in tow and says he has been running around trying to get in to ask a question and the cops are going to arrest him for it. they almost do it then but Sen. Kerry says he will answer it. he then answers a previous question someone else asked (i cut that part out because it isnt important to this video) then the guy asks his questions and when he is done all hell breaks lose. to the cop haters: i have no doubt the cops were going exactly by the book, the problem isnt them, its the book! they were doing their job and looked just as confused as this kid (this isnt something that they deal with often)."

this may turn out to be a big deal, it may not. some issue i'm curious about:
1. did kerry actually win? what sort of proof is out there on this claim?
2. is this police brutality? how do we define that? i'm sure there are issue of reasonable force, but i wonder about tasering someone, in handcuffs, especially if they're not being violent. i remember a case in madera a few years back where a suspect was in cuffs, in the back of a cop car. the officer mistakenly shot the guy, but said she was going for her taser and grabbed the wrong weapon. now, obviously that went too far, but the whole idea that they were going to taser someone that was already restrained, in custody bothers me.